Improvement in harness



E. COVERT.

Harness.

Patented August 12, 1873.

Inventor Attbrneys.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ENOOH COVERT, OF FARMER VILLAGE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARNESS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 141,698, dated August12, 1873; application filed November 14, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENOOH COVERT, of FarmerVillage, in the county ofSeneca and in the State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Harness; and do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference markedthereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in a metallic clasp or loop forfastening the bearerstrap to the saddle of harness, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 a transverse section, showingone form of my invention.

A represents the top pad or strap of a saddle for harness, and B is apart of the bearerstrap. 0 represents a semi-tubular piece of metal,provided in the center, on each side, with an ear, a. The end of thebearer-strap B is placed in this semi-tubular piece 0, with a shortpiece, I), of leather inthe center, as shown in Fig. 2. Screws d d arenow passed through the ears a a and the pad A into a metal bar, D,underneath the pad, the tubular piece (3 thus forming a clamp or loopfor fastenin g the bearer-strap.

The form or shape of this clasp may be varied in numerous ways, as wellas the mode or means for. fastening the same to the pad, withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention; and hence I do not confinemyself to the particular form of clasp, nor to the mode of fastening thesame, as hgein shown and described.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the semi-tubular metal plate 0 with cars a a, screws11 d, and under plate D, all substantially as and for the purposesherein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this30th day of October, 1872.

ENOOH COVERT. Witnesses:

.0. Gr- WHEELER,

JAMES C. KNIGHT.

